Chania Migrants on Hunger Strike

On November 11, 2008, 15 migrants in Chania, Crete, Greece, active members of the Crete Forum of Migrants, started with a hunger strike, demanding the legal status they are eligible for, fighting for dignity and equal rights, for them and their families, for all migrants within Fortress Europe. There is urgent need for international solidarity.

"...this will be a crack on the Fortress Europe walls...”

Since 11 November 15 migrants in Chania, Crete, Greece, active members of the Crete Forum of Migrants, have been on hunger strike, demanding the legal status they are eligible for, fighting for dignity and equal rights, for them and their families, for all migrants within Fortress Europe.

You can read more about this :: here (their first public statement featuring their demands and the context of the struggle), :: here (a summary of events of the first 10 days), and :: here (for the last 5 days, 20-25 November).